- Films
- 66
- Avg rating
- 6.62
- Peak run
- 2006’08
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
David by the numbers
Average
6.62
52 rated films
Vote weighted
6.69
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.67
rating spread
Career
48y
1979 to 2026
Total votes
4.2M
across every film
Best
8.2
L.A. Confidential
Worst
5.3
Twisted
Newest first
Filmography
| 2026 |  By Any Means | Special Agent Roy K. Moore | 6.8 | 3,685 |
| 2026 | Babies | Michael | · | 56 |
| 2025 |  O Horizon | Warren | · | 97 |
| 2025 |  Zootopia 2 | Milton Lynxley | 7.3 | 157K |
| 2024 |  The Luckiest Man in America | Bill | 6.2 | 8,984 |
| 2023 | A Little Prayer | Bill | 7.0 | 1,830 |
| 2022 |  Where the Crawdads Sing | Tom Milton | 7.2 | 162K |
| 2021 |  Nightmare Alley | Pete | 7.0 | 185K |
| 2020 | Walkaway Joe | Joe Haley | 5.6 | 1,639 |
| 2020 |  Nomadland | Dave | 7.3 | 223K |
| 2019 | The Devil Has a Name | Fred Stern | 5.5 | 1,631 |
| 2018 | An Interview with God | God | 5.8 | 5,101 |
| 2018 |  UFO | Franklin Ahls | 6.2 | 13,277 |
| 2018 |  Fast Color | Ellis | 6.1 | 7,595 |
| 2017 |  November Criminals | Theo Schacht | 5.3 | 11,702 |
| 2015 |  Louder Than Bombs | Richard | 6.6 | 15,520 |
| 2015 |  The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Ty Burley | 6.5 | 38,040 |
| 2015 | The Debt | Nathan | · | 875 |
| 2014 |  Godzilla | Admiral William Stenz | 6.4 | 469K |
| 2012 |  Lincoln | William Seward | 7.3 | 288K |
Better together?
David Strathairn's regulars
- John SaylesDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.40 avg▲+0.59
- Terry GreenDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.25 avg▼−0.19
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Films together: John Sayles and David Strathairn movies · Terry Green and David Strathairn movies
Takes
On David Strathairn
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 2006David Strathairn
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